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I am relatively new to Educational Technology, and am interested in becoming an Ed Tech Integration Specialist in schools.1. If you could recommend only a few resources to someone starting out as an…Continue

"I've been in education forever, and a Tech Integrationist for over a decade. I have hundreds of bookmarks, and there are thousands of resources out there, but here are some of the ones that have risen to the top for me:
Anything…"

"Hi! I used this website a lot as I study technology in education. It may be a little overwhelming at first but it offers a vast amount of resources along with tutorial videos. http://www.educatorstechnology.com/
I've never used this one but it…"

"Patrick,
I am not a teacher yet as I am still completing my education degree (I am just a student teacher right now) but I love finding new tech resources to use in the classroom. I came across your post because I actually just did a blog post on…"

I am relatively new to Educational Technology, and am interested in becoming an Ed Tech Integration Specialist in schools.1. If you could recommend only a few resources to someone starting out as an Ed Tech Specialist (working with grades 5-12), what would you recommend? Or, for someone starting out, what would you recommend doing to get rolling (i.e. Where to start? Priorities?). 2. Are there websites / resources / databases where teachers share and rate lessons / presentations /…See More

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Many years ago I read an article in Time Magazine where they attempted to select and rank the most difficult jobs in the US. The criterion that was used was based on the number of decisions that had to be made on that job in a single day. I was delighted and surprised to see that an Eighth Grade English Teacher position was ranked at the top of the list. As an eighth grade English teacher at the time, I felt both validated and appreciated. Of course, it was an article totally overlooked by most…See More

Many years ago I read an article in Time Magazine where they attempted to select and rank the most difficult jobs in the US. The criterion that was used was based on the number of decisions that had to be made on that job in a single day. I was delighted and surprised to see that an Eighth Grade English Teacher position was ranked at the top of the list. As an eighth grade English teacher at the time, I felt both validated and appreciated. Of course, it was an article totally overlooked by most…See More